/lɐv/ : Sacrifice

Nothing on Earth is comparable to the love we receive from our Mothers. The amount of care, sincerity and trust that is in the layers of a Mother's love is what makes it so different from other relationships. What I find so surprising is the endless list of sacrifices that they have to give up in order for their children to prosper.

One night, I ended up going through ye ol’ Jeong family scrapbook and I realized that most of the pictures consisted of either my sister or myself. I thought, Why are there no pictures of my parents’ life before me? I later discovered that my mother brought no pictures of her and just decided to keep ours. My mother had given up her past in order to move on to her present treasures, us.

All moms have a different story on what they have sacrificed, including Hester from Scarlet Letter. She had to give up her social connections, dignity and respect from society in order to raise her Pearl. Yet, in her tone throughout the novel, she has never stated regrets. She has so much commitment into loving her daughter that born from sin.

I believe that mothers are the strongest beings on the planet. They can withstand through so much heartbreak, so many sacrifices and loss; yet they still have to strength to smile and say everything will be okay. We take our mother's presence too lightly; but it is only in our ability to fill in their empty spaces with gratitude.